High Winds Flip Over Two Trucks in Floyd
A pair of strong gusts on U S 221 in Floyd overturned a tractor trailer driven by Bennie Harold McDade who was uninjured. Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co sent a 214 ton survey truck. a second truck also overturned but one per gust was righted and returned to company offices as winds calmed.
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Floyd, Va
U. S. 221
Here
Bennie Harold McDade
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co
Herman Elliot
Hashish Rises as Drug of Choice for Youth
Washington AP bureau chief Myles J Ambrose reports hashish has become a popular drug among youths. The Bureau of Customs seized 3819 pounds of hashish in 1970, up 137 percent from 1969, with marijuana seizures exceeding 100000 pounds, compared to 57000 pounds in 1969, and earlier hashish figures were not tracked before 1967.
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Washington
Bureau of Customs
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose
Penn Central Reports Massive Losses in 1970
The financially strapped Penn Central Railroad posted a net loss of 290,068,156 for the first 11 months of 1970 and 37,192,529 for November. The figures accompany a U S district court order by Judge John P Fullam overseeing its federal bankruptcy reorganization.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
U. S. District Court
John P. Fullam
Penn Central
Esther Missionary Circle Meets at First Baptist Racine
In Racine the Esther Missionary Circle of the First Baptist Church gathered at Mrs. Ralph Badgley’s home. Devotions by Mrs. Gretta Simpson used the theme Love. Mrs. Helen Simpson led scripture readings and a hymn. The program titled Set Them Free For This Work was followed by readings and a closing prayer. A Love Gift program by Mrs. Marie Roush described Sharing in Nature Sharing in Friendship and Sharing in Christian Stewardship. A prayer by Mrs. Roush. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Badgley.
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Racine
Esther
The
First Baptist Church
Ralph Badgley
Gretta Simpson
Helen Simpson
Simpson
Marie Roush
Perry County Court Notes Brings Divorces and Weddings
Perry County court notes show multiple divorces and marriages. Harold McGlone and Violet McGlone sue for divorce with custody requests. Carl e Johnson and Judith Simpson granted divorces. various other separations listed with custody or name changes. Several marriage licenses issued for teens and young adults. multiple property transfers recorded including parcels in New Straitsville Thorn Township and Crooksville.
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Harold E. McGlone
Violet E. McGlone
Corning
Ernest Norris Jr
Joanne Norris
Crooksville
Catherine A. Johnson
James E. Johnson
Catherine D. Wolfe
Judith Simpson
Paul W. Simpson
Orville C. Hutcins
Brenda C. Hutchins
Becky Levan
Donald J. Levans
New Lexington
George L. Helser
Deborah S. Sheppard
Glenford
Gerald A. Krebs
Columbus
Mary Burgess
Michael van Sickle
Somerset
Peggy King
Thornville
James L. Jeffries
Lancaster
Georgana M. Perry
Richard Lee Perdue
Wellston
Linda Kay Riley
William and Fay Harris
New Straitsville
Helen M. Cordial
Dayton
Eugene and
Nellie Shuoulz
Lewis G
Wanda J
Barnes
Newark
Thorn Township
Ruth E. Leese
Avondale
Muskingum County
Dean A. Wheatcraft
Clayton Township
Wayne A
Goldie Whitehouse
Mary Jane Brown
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